Football Preview: Southeast Seminoles vs. Manatee Hurricanes
The Southeast Seminoles will head out to face off against the Manatee Hurricanes at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Southeast is headed out to face Manatee after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. Southeast breezed by Central at home to the tune of 52-6 on Friday. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Seminoles as it put an end to their ten-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Manatee over Lake Minneola in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Manatee blew Lake Minneola out of the water with a 57-19 final score. With the Hurricanes ahead 36-13 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Kei?Shawn Smith was a one-man wrecking crew for Manatee as he rushed for 169 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.4 yards per carry. Andrew Heidel was in the mix as well, providing Manatee with two rushing touchdowns touchdowns.
Manatee's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB five times. Ean Johnson-Kelley was especially locked on to Lake Minneola's QB and sacked him twice. Manatee got some further help from Ronin Dangler: he picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made six total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Southeast took a serious blow against Manatee in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, falling 49-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Heidel, who threw for 308 yards and two touchdowns while completing 78.3% of his passes, and also punched in a rushing score. Now that Southeast knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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